AGROFORESTRY
Advisory services in agroforestry, polycyclic tree systems and tree planting
Agroforestry is the deliberate integration of woody vegetation in agriculture
Agroforestry practices:
- SILVOARABLE - Alley cropping
- SILVOPASTURE Woodland pasture and orchard grazing
- ECOSYSTEM SERVICES Windbreaks, Hedgerows, Riparian buffers
- FOREST GARDENS
Agroforestry plantings increase biodiversity, give home to lot of organisms and create the green corridors for migration or population connection.
Polycyclic tree systems is a kind of alley cropping where are intentionally planted together fast and slow growing trees for continuous: timber harvest for many decades. In northern climate it is a mix of aspen, alder, poplar, willow with oak, beech and other hardwood species. We appreciate planting a shrub layer for enhancing biodiversity.
Steps:- Site assessment to gather historical use, micro climate, soil, water, vegetation data and potential future
- Model the potential tree planting benefits on agricultural land
- Proposal about potential implementation scenarios
